19822 April – 14 June 1982 · Stanley and East Falkland
The Falklands War
Argentina's military junta seized the British-ruled islands, which it calls the Malvinas. Britain sent a naval task force across the South Atlantic; after landings at San Carlos Water and battles at Goose Green and on the mountains around Stanley, the Argentine garrison surrendered on 14 June. 649 Argentine and 255 British servicemen and three islanders died. Defeat hastened the junta's fall and Argentina's return to democracy.
Sites
- Site 1: 1982 Liberation Memorial, StanleyWaterfront wall naming the British dead.Map ↗
- Site 2: Mount TumbledownRocky ridge above Stanley, scene of the final night battles.Map ↗
- Site 3: San Carlos and Blue Beach War CemeteryThe landing beaches and the British war cemetery.Map ↗
- Site 4: Argentine Military Cemetery, DarwinWhite crosses for the Argentine dead near Goose Green.Map ↗
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